The fire on hydroelectric power station "Dzherdap-1" on Danube led to a stop of three power units

Bucharest, / - the Strong fire led 13 July/Xinhua to a stop of work of hydroelectric power station "Dzherdap-1" on Danube, on border of Romania and Serbia.

As are reported by the Romanian mass media, ignition happened on the first power unit of hydroelectric power station, a dam clouded dense clubs of a smoke. The flame was extinguished approximately in hour

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Administration of the region of Judet of Mehedinti / zhudets in the Romanian region Walachia / reported that taking into account risk of explosion two next power units were at once closed for reasons of safety. Now investigation of the reasons of ignition is conducted.

the Hydroelectric power station "Dzherdap-1" / "Iron gate-1" / was constructed by

in 1972. It is in joint property Serbia and Romania, is the largest hydroelectric power station on Danube and one of the most powerful in Europe.